Building a Business with Sara Troy with her guest Ani Anderson, on air from July 8th
Now more than ever, people are stressed. A recent poll by Gallup found that 190 million more adults worldwide report being under “a lot of stress” than in previous reports. While it may appear that stress is just a part of your everyday experience right now and you can’t do much about it, there are some important things you can do. What is really going on underneath all this stress is usually a resistance to change. Resistance to change is a physiological phenomenon and it’s totally natural. Resistance to change is not something to “hate” (even though it doesn’t feel good) but rather something to embrace and learn about. Because when you do, you can more easily navigate and flow through it rather than cause yourself unnecessarily discomfort.
Ani Anderson, MS, OT, LMT, CEMP is the co-creator of the cutting-edge Sensation-Based Motivation coaching method. She is a sought-after body-mind energetics expert who teaches leaders how to get more clients, keep clients longer and retain their best staff. Ani left the western medical system in 2005 to start her own holistic body working practice. From there she successfully moved from wellness practitioner to business owner. She has owned and operated two wellness centers, two international training institutions, and a thriving consulting agency. Her company Motivation Beyond Measure serves entrepreneurs, small business owners, and mid-market organizations with cutting-edge training in motivation, resistance to change, and mental wellness. Ani is the best-selling author of Find Your Soul’s Agenda: The one word that will make your whole life a success.
Making the environmental and mental changes in life in order to live in a state of love and gratitude. This is where we are right now everywhere in the world. Mama Nature is screaming as us to change, our own divine consciousness is begging us to change, and if we do not make the changes necessary we will all perish.
Does this sound a tad hysterical? NO, for the evidence is in our faces. In Brish Columbia Canada, we have had record-breaking heat waves that have burnt down villages in a matter of minutes, killed over 700 people and who knows how many animals, and destroyed much of our food. This is not a drill but the real thing and WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER NOW AS A HUMAN NATION TO PREVENT ANY MORE DAMAGE. PLEASE, every little change = a collective large change for the good.
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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Ramona Oliver, on air from July 6th
Ramona is an advocate of positive aging. Rather than accept a mindset of “decline” and “over the hill,” she is passionate about living a life of continuous “Incline” and sharing that adventure with others.
How I make a difference in the lives of others by serving as an advocate of positive aging.
Choices Matter: Commit to a meaningful and purposeful life of “Incline” or believe that a new stage – one of steady “decline” – is inevitable.
I choose to live my life differently from society’s negative connotation that aging is all about “decline” and “over the hill.”
Thus, I’m living a more authentic life.
I wish to share my journey of embracing my purpose and the inspiration that got me living a life of continuous “Incline.”
That involves focusing on a positive attitude/mindset.
Other areas for possible discussion:
Why do I think people don’t have the courage to go after dreams after a certain age? 3 Calamitous Cs
How does someone begin to pivot and shift their mindset if they are stuck in their old ways of thinking? 3 Constructive Cs
Leaving a legacy and living it now – live a life of continuous “Incline” and serve as a role model for younger generations, thereby leaving a legacy.
I’m the author of INCLINED ELDERS: How to rebrand aging for self and society, a book on positive aging. It answers the question: What does a life of “Incline” look and feel like and how do you best achieve it? : “Aging With an Attitude of Incline.”
MY BOOK WILL BE INVALUABLE IF YOU: • Have a desire to continue living a purposeful life, no matter what your age. • Are interested in learning how to maintain a positive attitude from adulthood to elderhood. • Want to learn how to create a living legacy and serve as a role model for future generations.
WHY EMBRACE AN ATTITUDE OF INCLINE? For the first time in history, we are not only living longer, but everyone also has an important choice to make: commit to a meaningful, purposeful life of “Incline” as we get older or believe that a new stage – one of steady “decline” – is inevitable. What is not helping is that in the media and society in general there continues the somewhat negative connotation surrounding the concept of aging. We need to change the mindset for it. Embracing change and looking at life with a keener sense of curiosity will lead to living with increased courage to live life to its fullest.
WHO ARE INCLINED ELDERS? Women and men who make a conscious choice to ignore society’s negative mindset of decline and being “over-the-hill” as we age who embrace a positive mindset of Inclining: ready, able, and willing to continue living a life of achievement, meaning, and purpose. In the book, over 50 men and women ranging in age from 40 to 100 share their tips and techniques on how to live a life of Incline. Their strategies are supported by scientific evidence from the fields of Positive Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology. The vibrant role models you will meet in my book – Inclined Elders everyone – are leaving their own, unique legacies of wisdom and inspiration for future generations.
Ramona Oliver has long been a passionate educator with former roles as a human resource manager/director, career coach, and director of outreach for St. Edward’s University. As a human resource director for many years, she championed the professional development of employees. While serving as president of the Austin Human Resource Management Association, she led a team that designed, developed, and implemented an award-winning leadership program. In addition, she launched a workforce readiness committee that partnered with community organizations to implement workforce readiness initiatives. At St. Edward’s University, she promoted lifelong learning and the adult undergraduate and graduate programs to older adults in the Austin community.
Ramona currently serves as an advocate of positive aging. Rather than accepting a mindset of decline, she is passionate about living life with an attitude of Incline. Ramona has been published on the Changing Aging website, offering posts with titles such as “Can We Please Stop Calling It Aging,” “What Are We Missing When We Settle for Life Stages?” and “Leave a Legacy and Live It Now!”
INCLINED ELDERS recently received a Book Excellence Award for its high-quality writing style, book design, and overall marketing appeal.
She earned her Master of Business Administration from St. Edward’s University. Ramona lives in Austin, Texas where she enjoys practicing yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, and Nia and participating in various community groups.
Do you have a desire to continue living a purposeful life, no matter what your age. Are interested in learning how to maintain a positive attitude from adulthood to elderhood. Want to learn how to create a living legacy and serve as a role model for future generations.
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Nate Rifkin, on air from July 7th
I want to share my journey of going from suicidal and in deep debt to feeling happy, fulfilled, and turning my life around with Daoist meditation. What I learned can help people who try to think positive and achieve their dreams yet still feel stuck.
When Nate Rifkin began his journey, he hated himself. He was suicidal and drank alcohol every morning. He dropped out of college, went broke, bankrupt, and even worked on street corners waving around a sign.
Hour after hour, he contemplated suicide. How would he do it? Would it hurt? After dropping out of college, Nate Rifkin had dedicated himself to self-help and pursuing his entrepreneurial dreams. Yet he failed to achieve any of his goals. Worse, he spiraled into debt, drank every morning, felt lonely, lost, and hated himself. A few years later – after a brutal bankruptcy and a stint spinning signs on a street corner – Nate Rifkin had quadrupled his income, married the woman of his dreams, and found happiness and contentment. What made the difference? Oddly enough, Rifkin had discovered an ancient form of meditation that reversed his downward spiral and elevated him to levels of success he never dreamed possible. Candid and painful – but ultimately inspiring – The Standing Meditation will show you step-by-step how to perform this ancient meditation and introduce you to the mysterious spiritual tradition it comes from. You’ll discover how to stop self-sabotage, eliminate self-doubt, and tap into an unlimited source of energy. This practice is not easy. It’s not pain-free. But it could transform your life.
However, Nate learned a little-known spiritual discipline that helped him transform his thoughts, emotions, and financial life. This practice from the Daoist mystical tradition even helped him find love. Today, Nate is sharing his journey and is the author of the book The Standing Meditation.
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Dr Author Cairamicoli, on air from June 29th
America Reunited: A Relational Solution to Bridging the Political, Social and Personal Chasm Dividing our Nation. This is the most important book I have ever written given the difficulties of your current time
Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been treating clients for more than 35 years. He is currently in private practice, while also developing courses and podcasts for an educational company in China based on his recent books The Power of Empathy, The Soulful Leader and The Triumph of Diversity.
Dr. Ciaramicoli is on the faculty of The International Association of Wellness Practitioners and is a Global Presence Ambassador, Parenting 2.0. He has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for several years, lecturer for the American Cancer Society, Chief Psychologist at MetroWest Medical Center, and director of the MetroWest Counseling Center and of the Alternative Medicine division of MetroWest Wellness Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. He was previously the Chief Medical Officer of Soundmindz.org a popular mental health site.
Dr. Ciaramicoli has spent his entire career helping people reduce their prejudices toward themselves and others while increasing their understanding of the enormous benefits of diversity and the transformative power of empathic interpersonal relationships.
He believes every human being has the capacity to grow and uncover the goodness that lies within each spiritual being. Teasing out the hidden potential of others by uncovering the false ideas many of us carry into adulthood about ourselves and others is the prime focus of his personal self-help book on diversity. He explains in detail how the interconnections of humankind allow those of different religions, different political persuasions and different cultures to discover the commonalities among us that allow us to thrive in union, rather than continue in our current societal climate that fosters group thinks, divisiveness and hatred.
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Ciaramicoli has lectured at Harvard Health Services, Boston College Counseling Center, the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, The Revelry Group as well as being a consultant to several major corporations in the Boston area.
He has appeared on CNN, CNNfn, Fox News Boston, Comcast TV, New England Cable News, Good Morning America, The O’Reilly Report, and other shows. He has been a weekly radio guest on Your Healthy Family on Sirius Satellite Radio and Holistic Health Today, and has been interviewed on The People’s Pharmacy, The Gary Null Show, and more than two dozen other radio programs airing on NPR, XM Radio, and numerous AM and FM stations.
Dr. Ciaramicoli is the author of The Triumph of Diversity: Rejoice In and Benefit from the Interconnectedness of Human Kind (Open Books, 2020), The Soulful Leader: Success with Authenticity, Integrity and Empathy (Open Books, 2019),The Stress Solution: How Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy decreases Anxiety and increases Resilience (New World Library, 2016), The Curse of the Capable: The Hidden Challenges to a Balanced, Healthy, High Achieving Life (Wiley, 2010), Performance Addiction: The Dangerous New Syndrome and How to Stop It from Ruining Your Life (Wiley 2004) and The Power of Empathy: A Practical Guide to Creating Intimacy, Self-Understanding, and Lasting Love (Dutton 2000), which is now published in 7 languages. His first book, Treatment of Abuse and Addiction, A Holistic Approach (Jason Aronson, 1997) was selected as Book of the Month by The Psychotherapy Book News. He is also the coauthor of Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism (Bantam 2000).
Dr. Ciaramicoli lives in a suburb of Boston with his wife of 40 years. He is a devout Peloton rider, exercise enthusiast and advocate for plant-based eating. He has always viewed self-care and the capacity for empathy as the keys to personal and professional success. He is a student of the major religions, always trying to increase his understanding of in-depth spiritual awakening. His greatest joy is spending summer days in Southern Maine with his wife, daughter’s, son-in-law’s and beautiful grandchildren Ariana and Carmela.
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